The painting above, dated 1889, shows the ancient Nag's Head pub shortly after some of the adjacent buildings to the South had been demolished to allow for the construction of a new road.
The detailed map below is slightly earlier and shows the layout before the demolition mentioned. The Nags Head is labelled P.H. for Public House and the numbering on the roadway shows that its street address was number 137. It is surrounded by retail shops (S), dwelling houses (D), warehouses, and hat factories.
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ReplyDeleteHow does this fit with Dickens' part of London?
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I don't know enough about Dickens to be able to say he was ever in this area but it exactly the era when he was writing some of his most famous works.
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Peter
Interesting ! From the painting and map, I wonder what were the dimensions of the PH at 137 Houndsditch?
ReplyDeleteHi Soloman,
DeleteThe plot it stands on appears to be about 30 by 35 feet.